Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik

Lieutenant General
Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
PVSM, UYSM, YSM
20th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 February 2023[1]
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Chief MinisterPema Khandu
Preceded byB. D. Mishra
19th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command
In office
1 January 2011 – 30 June 2013
PresidentPratibha Patil
Pranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byLt Gen B. S. Jaswal
Succeeded byLt Gen Sanjiv Chachra
Personal details
Born (1953-06-28) 28 June 1953 (age 71)
Poona, Bombay State, India
(present-day Pune, Maharashtra)
Residence(s)Raj Bhavan, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Alma materSt. Aloysius Senior Secondary School
Sainik School, Rewa
National Defence Academy
Indian Military Academy
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Yudh Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service31 March 1972 – 30 June 2013
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit2nd Rajputana Rifles
Commands Northern Command
IV Corps
Indian Military Training Team
17 Mountain Division
2 Rajputana Rifles
Battles/warsOperation Pawan
Operation Vijay
Operation Parakram

Lieutenant General K. T. Parnaik PVSM, UYSM, YSM (born 28 June 1953) is a retired general officer of the Indian Army who is serving as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.[2][3][4] He is the first person from Maharashtra who take over as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command.[5]

  1. ^ "Lt General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh Governor". ANI.
  2. ^ "Who's Who| Governors". National Portal of India. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ^ Mishra, Rakesh. "लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल कैवल्य त्रिविक्रम परनाइक बने अरुणाचल के राज्यपाल". Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ Soni, Mallika (12 February 2023). "Reshuffle and appointments: List of new governors set to take charge". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ Kulkarni, Pranav (12 January 2011). "Puneite 1st Maharashtrian to take over Northern Command". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 February 2023.